Kings of East Anglia

This is a list of the kings of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of East Anglia. Note that many of the dates of this time are considered unreliable.

The names are given in modern English form followed by the names and titles (as far as is known) in contemporary Anglo-Saxon English and Latin, being the prevalent/('official') languages of the time.

This was a time when spellings varied widely, even within a document. A number of variations of the details below exist. Amongst these are the preference between þ and ð (hard and soft 'th').

The character '7' was used as represent ampersand '&' in contemporary Anglo-Saxon writings.

Kings of East Anglia

Reign	Incumbent		Notes
??? to ???	Wehha	VVehha EstAngle Cyning VVehha Rex Angliæ Orientalis
571 to 578	Wuffa	VVuffa VVehhing EstAngle Cyning VVuffa Rex Angliæ Orientalis
578 to 593	Tyttla	Tyttla Vvuffing EstAngle Cyning Tyttla Rex Angliæ Orientalis
593 to 617	Redwald	Rædvvald Tyttling EstAngle Cyning Rædvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis
617 to 618	Eni	Eni Tyttling EstAngle Cyning Eni Rex Angliæ Orientalis
c.616 or 627 to 627 or 628	Eorpwald	Eorpvvald Rædvvalding EstAngle Cyning Eorpvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis
628 to 631	Ricbert	Ricbryht EstAngle Cyning Ricbryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis
630 or 631 to ?634	Sigebert	Sigebryht Rædvvalding EstAngle Cyning Sigebryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Joint-king with Egric; abdicated; Saint Sigebert
ante634 to 635	Egric	Ecgric Ening EstAngle Cyning Ecgric Rex Angliæ Orientalis
635 to 654	Anna	Anna Ening EstAngle Cyning Anna Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Murdered
654 to 15 November 654	Aethelhere	Æþelhere Ening EstAngle Cyning Æþelhere Rex Angliæ Orientalis
late654 to 664	Aethelwold	Æthelvvold Ening EstAngle Cyning Æþelvvold Rex Angliæ Orientalis
663 or 664 to 713	Aldwulf	Ealdvvulf EstAngle Cyning Ealdvvulf Rex Angliæ Orientalis
c.713 to 749	Aelfwald	Ælfvvald EstAngle Cyning Ælfvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis
749 to ?	Hun	Hun EstAngle Cyning Hun Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Joint-king
749 to c.758	Beorna	Beorna EstAngle Cyning Beorna Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Joint-king
749 to ?	Alberht	Albryht EstAngle Cyning Albryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Joint-king
c.758 to 779	Aethelred	Æþelred EstAngle Cyning Æþelred Rex Angliæ Orientalis
779 to 794	Aethelbert	Æþelbryht EstAngle Cyning Æþelbryht Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Saint Aethelbert
Mercian Dynasty
794 to 796	Offa	Offa Þincfriþing Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Offa Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis Offa Rex Anglorvm
East Anglian Dynasty
796 to c.799	Eadwald	Eadvvald EstAngle Cyning Eadvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis
Mercian Dynasty
c.799 to 821	Coenwulf	Coenvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Coenvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis
821 to 823	Coelwulf I	Coelvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Coelvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis
823 to 826	Beornwulf	Beornvvulf Miercna 7 EstAngle Cyning Beornvvulf Rex Mercia et Angliæ Orientalis
East Anglian Dynasty
826 to 839	Aethelstan	Æþelstan EstAngle Cyning Æþelstan Rex Angliæ Orientalis
839 to 855	Aethelweard	Æþelvveard EstAngle Cyning Æþelvveard Rex Angliæ Orientalis
855 to 20 November 870	Edmund	Eadmund EstAngle Cyning Eadmund Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Martyred; Saint Edmund
Sub-kings under Norse Suzerainty
870 to 876	Oswald	Osvvald EstAngle Cyning Osvvald Rex Angliæ Orientalis
876 to 879	Aethelred	Æþelred EstAngle Cyning Æþelred Rex Angliæ Orientalis
879 to 890	Athelstan	Aþelstan EstAngle Cyning Aþelstan Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Norse ruler Guthrum I, took name Athelstan at baptism
c.881 to 895 (or 896)	Guthfrith	Guþfriþ EstAngle Cyning Guþfriþ Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Alias Hardicnut, Canute and Guthred
c.890 to 902	Eric	Eric Guþrumsson EstAngle Cyning Eric Rex Angliæ Orientalis	Eohric; killed in battle
902 to 918	Guthrum II	Guþrum EstAngle Cyning Guþrum Rex Angliæ Orientalis

After 918, East Anglia was under the rule of Wessex.

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References

http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/eastang.html

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